Sita water bottles?

Originally I was going to get something much cheaper, but I was just too enamored with this stupid expensive blank bottle. Now I have to decide: Which design? “Sita Namaste” or “Peacock Phonograph”?

These suckers, should I order them, are stainless steel, BPA-free, and laser engraved. They’ll cost me about $10.50 a pop ($8.29 + $1.20 for the engraving + $50 set up charge, not including shipping), meaning they’ll sell for about $20. Crazy I know, but apparently that’s what people pay for these things.

I’m going for the 18 oz. size because it seems more convenient to stash in a bag and carry around New York on foot than the bigger bottles. My merch philosophy is I only make merch I’d actually want and use, and the smaller bottle fits that bill.

I do bicycle in the warmer months, so I might make a “Sita” silkscreenable design for a 25-oz steel bike bottle too.

They’re both lovely. I can’t say I would definitely buy one though, as I’ve already got a bunch of water bottles. Maybe when the next one bites the dust, though. Or if I bought one as a present, I’d probably go for the peacock phonograph.

Love them both, but I would probably go for the Sita Namaste design. I just think that with the character, instead of some symbol of the film, I feel like I’d more likely get into a conversation of “Hey, what’s that from?” and then I could tell that person about Sita Sings the Blues.

[Please pretend that I am gushing over _Sita Sings the Blues_ in an impressive array of polysyllables that include my awe for your work, profound insights, and more knowledge of artistic techniques than I will ever have.]

Peacock for me. More than one. I have been thinking about buying a water bottle for work, but I teach high school and students don’t understand the ironies of the representation of women that are part of [my understanding of] your movie.